Kerns Brothers
Tree Service
In April 2015, Davey Tree welcomed Kerns Brothers Tree Service
to our family of brands. Kerns Brothers has provided exceptional
service to the Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania markets for
more than 40 years. Kerns Brothers' two dozen employees
contribute residential tree care, plant health care and landscaping
expertise to our clients in the greater Wilmington area. We look
forward to providing opportunities for growth to Kerns Brothers'
passionate arborists through our training programs, technology
and equipment resources, research and development capabilities
and culture of employee ownership.
" We will continue to focus on high-quality companies with
customer demographics that are similar to our own, within
markets where we want to grow density."
JIM STIEF, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
U.S. RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Nature First
In April 2015, Nature First joined the Davey Tree family. Since
2006, Nature First has provided tree pruning and removal,
planting and diagnosis and garden renovation to clients in the
Santa Cruz area. The acquisition builds density in the Bay Area
and continues our focus on high-quality companies with
customer demographics similar to our own.
Conservation Land
Stewardship, LLC
In August 2015, we welcomed Conservation Land
Stewardship, LLC to the Davey Tree family. Since
1999, Conservation Land Stewardship has provided
comprehensive ecosystem restoration, construction and
stewardship services to clients in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
and Wisconsin. As a newly formed subsidiary of Wetland
Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI), a Davey company,
Conservation Land Stewardship provides Davey Tree
expanded offerings in the natural resource marketplace.
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